--Rubio also was voted the international player who is second-most likely to break out. Alexey Shved and Nikola Pekovic also received votes. Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas won with nearly 40 percent of the vote.

--Adelman also has the second-best offense, behind San Antonio's Gregg Popovich.

--New wing Kevin Martin received at least one vote for best at moving without the ball, but he didn't place.

--Nikola Pekovic got at least one vote for toughest player in the NBA, but didn't place in the top-five.

A cynic could point to this list as reinforcement that the Wolves are a collection of also-rans that managed to rack up plenty of consolation prizes. Wolves fans - who are by definition eternal optimists - might suggest the many appearances on the list underscore the intrigue and upside of the team.